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2014-2015

HIST 3840 Meiji- The Making of Modern Japan

4 hours

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In this seminar we read widely in the political, social, and cultural history of the Meiji period (1868-1912) to develop an understanding of the period's powerful shaping influence on the course Japan took in the twentieth century. In addition to secondary scholarship by leading authorities on the Meiji period, we will read works of literature that illuminate that complexities and tensions within Meiji society.